BAKER CITY, Ore. — On Saturday, April 2, at around 10 a.m., the Baker County Sheriff's Office was notified of a a plane in distress in the Oxbow area of Hells Canyon. Police drove to the scene and found the crash on a ridge above the Idaho Power Complex. They did not find any survivors.
"During the investigation, it was determined that the plane, piloted by Terry Lee Richards, 43, of Middleton, Idaho, was flying to Lewiston, Idaho after taking off from the Caldwell Executive Airport. Richards and his passenger, Caleb Andrew Tennant, 24, of Middleton, Idaho, did not survive the crash," a press release stated."
The Baker County Sheriff’s Office extended their condolences to the family and thanked the Pine Valley Rural Fire District, Halfway Ambulance, Baker Aircraft, Baker County Search and Rescue and the National Transportation Safety Board.
This is all the information KTVB has at this time. The investigation is ongoing. The Baker County Sheriff's office said it will release more information as the investigation unfolds.
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